Stove-leg connection



Sept. 25, 1928.

E. A. RUTENBER STOVE LEG CONNECTION Filed June 18, 1927 T 1 3 3 wueufm @51 Gum/new E Patented Sept. 25, 1928.

UNITE STATES P EMT OF'FIC Enwm A. nomnnnn. or MILWAuK E, Wisconsin, nssrenoa To A. LINDEMAN-fi' &

HOVERSON COMPANY, OF MrLwA'UK'EE, Wisconsin, A CORPORATION or WIS- cousin.

Application filed June 18,

The improvements relate to stove frames and ;--;upports, and primarily to the frames and legs of modern gas and electric stoves, in which the parts are usually made of sheet metal or sheet metal and castings combined, and they have for their principal objects the production of a stove leg and frame connection which may be manufactured and assembled at a low cost for labor and materials and to will be strong, durable and eflicient in use.

The innn ovcments are illustrated in the actompanying drawings referred" to herein, in which Fig. 1 is an inside perspective view of a 1;) corner of the stove frame and leg with confnections embodying the improvements, a .portion of the frame bottom being broken away to expose the leg top and connecting par-ts beneath;

Fig. 2' is a Vertical section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Eg'. 3 is'a plan of the inside corner memher; and

Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the leg.

The frame 1', which I prefer to make of sheet metal", has its lower edge 2 turned up to form a deep grove 2' receiving the bottom edge or the downwardly turned flange 3 of the corner bottom 3, and also to make a strong reinforced bottom edge for the frame, but this is not essential in all cases, as the said bottom is supported on the inturned upper flange 5" of the corner piece 5, and may be welded, bolted or otherwise secured thereto, and by means of its depending flange to the frame or housing 1 of the stove;

The bottom 3 may be of triangular form, as shown, or of any other form, and may 8X- tend as far as desired overthe bottom opening of the frame to close the saine wholly or partly and support a removable bottom or tray. In the construction shown it is welded to the horizontal top flange 5, by spot welds, and thus reinforces and is supported and reinforced by the said flange.

The corner bracket 5 hasaifl'set wings in contact with the depending flange 3 of the corner bottom, so that the vertical body portion of the bracket is S}')2=C(;-(l from sa'd flange to receive the upstanding and angular flange 6 of the leg (3. which is locked in position by set sriews or bolts 7 passing through 5 and having conical inner ends received in small recesses (3" in the said leg 1927. Serial 1%; 199,657.

flange. In this manner the leg, which in the construction shown is a casing, and the stove frame, which is of sheet metal, are secured together ri idly ani'l firmly, and reinforced against all separating st-rains. The angular form of the flange 6', however, corresponding witlr the form of the frame, and-the factthat it fits snugly into the space between 5 and 3 give the connection suflicient strength and rigidity to resist all ordinary strains, and even to hold the parts-together when the stoveis lifted from the door or other support and prevent the leg from falling out. The wings 5 are preferably welded to the flange 3, and are forced in between it and the upturned bottom edge 2, when that (onstruction' is employed.

The shoulder formed atthe top of the leg where'it joinsits flange 6 provides a secure support for the stove frame and as the said flange is wedge shaped in* cross section the weight of the stove tends to make the connection between it and the supported stove frame tight.

I'n' assembling the parts the corner bracket 5 should first be placed in position, the bottomthen plared thereon and welded thereto if desired, and the wings welded to the depending flange of the bottom through the walls of the frame. If desired, however, the parts 3 and 5 may be tirst secured together and then placed in the corner of the frame. he upstanding top flange of the leg is then passed in between tlie flange 3 of the bottom and the depending poi-ton of the corner bracket 5, and the set screws tigl'itened, if they are employed.

It will be seen from the foregoing that the parts of the leg and connection may all be made up separately in suclr a manner that they may be assembled without cutting or shaping of any description, and that the work and materials involved in these operations is relatively small and the resulting structure extremely strong and dependable.

What I claim is:

1. In a stove leg connection, a leg proper having a flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket secured together and having spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom member whi-"h is connected therewith.

In a stove leg connection. a leg proper having an angular flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket member secured together and having angular spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom angular member which is connected therewith.

3. In a stove leg connection, a leg proper having a flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket member secured together and having spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom member which is connected therewith, said frame member having a turned-up bottom portion forming a recess to receive a part of the bracket. member.

4. In a stove leg connection, a leg proper having an angular flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket member secured together and having angular spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom angular member which is connected therewith, said frame member having a turned-up bottom portion forming a recess to receive a part of the bracket memher.

5. A separable stove leg and frame connection comprising an angular frame memher, having on its lower part an angular bracket member with a portion in spaced relation thereto to form a sheath for a leg connecting member, a leg and a leg connecting member extending upwardly therefrom and adapted to he received in said sheath.

6. A separable stove leg and frame connection comprising an angular frame memher, having on its lower part an angular bracket member with a portion in spaced relation thereto to form a sheath for a leg connecting, member, a leg and a leg connecting member extending upwardly therefrom and adapted to be received in said. sheath, and m ans for locking the said parts together.

7. A separable stove leg and frame con nection comprising a frame member, having on its lower part a bracket member with a portion in spaced relation thereto to form a sheath for a leg connecting member. a leg and a leg connecting member extending upwardly therefrom and adapted to be re ceived in said sheath, the said portion of the leg being Wedge shaped and adapted to be held in the sheath by frictional coaction.

8. In a stove leg connection. a leg proper having a flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket member secured together and having spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom member which is connected therewith, said bracket member comprising a strip of metal secured to the frame member at spaced points and out of contact therewith intermediate such points so as to form a bracket or sheath.

9. In a stove leg connection, a leg proper having a flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket member secured together and having spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom member which is connected therewith, said bracket member comprising a strip of metal secured to the frame member at spaced points and out of contact therewith intermediate such points so as to form a bracket or sheath and adjustable fastening means adapted to engage a leg member connected with the first named members.

10. In a stove leg connection, a leg proper having a flange at its top, a frame member and a bracket member secured together and having spaced portions to receive the leg flange, said members supporting a bottom member which is connected therewith and adjustable fastening means adapted to engage a leg member connected with the first named members.

11. A separable stove leg and frame con ncction comprising a bent frame member defining an upstanding wall having on its lower and inner part a bent bracket member with a portion in spaced relation thereto to form a laterally extending sheath for a leg connecting member, a leg having a body portion and a leg connecting mem ber extending laterally beyond said body portion and adapted to be received in said sheath.

\Vitness my hand this 13th day of June, 1927, at the city of ltlilwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, State of Visconsin.

EDWIN A. RUTENBER. 

